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Published: Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 5:09 p.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 5:09 p.m.

THIBODAUX — A 23-year-old Galliano woman was charged with one count of child desertion after her one-year-old son, clothed only in a dirty diaper, was discovered walking along La. 1 near West 133 street shortly before 9 a.m.

Tequila Guidry was charged with child desertion, which is a misdemeanor according to Lafourche Sheriff’s spokeswoman Lesley Hill-Peters, after she admitted the child was her son.

Guidry was issued a summons and let go.

The Office of Community Services is involved and will determine whether the mother will retain custody of the child in the future.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Bud Dill said Office of Community Services returned the child to Guidry’s custody for the time being.

Guidry’s court date is scheduled for Oct. 23.

Attempts to contact Guidry and her family were not successful.

Dill said Robert Cancienne found the boy before 9 a.m. and attempted to find someone who knew the child. When his efforts proved fruitless, he brought the child to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office in South Lafourche, 102 West 91 St., Galliano where officers cleaned the child and fed him cereal.

Deputies searched door to door in the area before finding a house with the front door wide open and Guidry sleeping on the couch.

Deputies say Guidry admitted to being the child’s mother before being taken to the station for questioning.

It was there, according to officers, she admitted to having partied until 4:30 a.m. before falling asleep.

<p>THIBODAUX  A 23-year-old Galliano woman was charged with one count of child desertion after her one-year-old son, clothed only in a dirty diaper, was discovered walking along La. 1 near West 133 street shortly before 9 a.m.</p><p>Tequila Guidry was charged with child desertion, which is a misdemeanor according to Lafourche Sheriff’s spokeswoman Lesley Hill-Peters, after she admitted the child was her son. </p><p>Guidry was issued a summons and let go.</p><p> The Office of Community Services is involved and will determine whether the mother will retain custody of the child in the future.</p><p>Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Bud Dill said Office of Community Services returned the child to Guidry’s custody for the time being.</p><p>Guidry’s court date is scheduled for Oct. 23.</p><p>Attempts to contact Guidry and her family were not successful.</p><p>Dill said Robert Cancienne found the boy before 9 a.m. and attempted to find someone who knew the child. When his efforts proved fruitless, he brought the child to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office in South Lafourche, 102 West 91 St., Galliano where officers cleaned the child and fed him cereal.</p><p>Deputies searched door to door in the area before finding a house with the front door wide open and Guidry sleeping on the couch.</p><p>Deputies say Guidry admitted to being the child’s mother before being taken to the station for questioning.</p><p>It was there, according to officers, she admitted to having partied until 4:30 a.m. before falling asleep.</p>